[hamcse924]

When I got my Cingular Treo 650 last year, I discovered the same issue - Bluetooth DUN was disabled. However, over the Summer of 2005, probably due to complaints and the existence of a BT DUN hack, Cingular release a firmware update that enabled BT DUN connectivity. So I can now BT DUN via GPRS, but the reality is -- TOO SLOW!
However, even with EVDO supposedly being faster, consider thes points:
1) I recognized right away that I would never use BT DUN. I would sooner find a FREE WiFi hotspot or even Ethernet connection before trying this.
2) I am a "techie", and am willing to tinker around long enough to get this to work. The average corporate Marketing VP will NOT. Neither will a lawyer, CEO, doctor, etc. Don't forget you PC/laptop with need a BT adapter too!!
3) If you are technically savvy enough to buy/own/use a Treo (any version), than odds are you have either Internet access at work, or high-speed Internet at home. Why/when would you want to use BT DUN?
4) The majority of major hotels have Wifi and/or Ethernet Internet access. High speed Internet access is now ubiquitous. You could literally pickup free wifi access driving around town with your wifi laptop SOONER than setting up a BT DUN connection to the Internet.
5) One of the biggest benefits of a Treo (or even Blackberry) device is the ability to get your corporate/work email on your phone. Surfing the web on these devices is OK, but we REALLY got the GPRS plan to get our corporate email.
6) Verizon is kidding themselves by disabling BT DUN. A hack will pop up soon, people will use it, and they will be forced to allow BT DUN at no extra cost, or face the wrath of public outcry. They should just allow it any way, I highly doubt this will chew away at their precious (UNLIMITED SUPPLY OF) bandwidth. Then again, MONEY TALKS.
Again, even if EV-DO is significantly faster than GPRS, I can't envision when/where/why anyone would use their phone as a modem. It might sound "cool", but not so practical in the real business world.
Hence, thus, therfore, hitherto this is practically a NON-ISSUE.